in tears

idiom

: having tears come out of one's eyes
We were laughing so hard that we were in tears.

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“In tears.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20tears. Accessed 28 Nov. 2022.

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